Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-23

. w tii, hdl not 'i''i" aHNlulnS- bu' nau a
good general education and could take notes
in shorthand If man would not talk too
fast could also soon learn to operate d
typewriter think
Won had read in the papers, then. about
I the Young women who came to New York
and after PLAYING ON the typewriter for SIX
months in the office OF wealthy widower,
married him
Yes ! had read that but did not expect
20 do 80 myself
II am glad you did not for you would have
been d1ppoimted, perhaps The opportuni-
lies Tor Young woman To obtain a situation
IA the office of a middle aged capitalist whose
wife is Cnu>unptive and trying 10 draw 10 II
hectic fiuSh are getting To Ice rare and though
YOU might win tine esteem OF such one and
nll him to rest by knocking a few low,
.hrohhlng notes ont "f your typewriter, yet
would advise you not to depend ON finding
m,.h II situation a> that"
Then What would be your advicef"
You SAY you never stenngraphed very
mu-hr
No, but | studied it at school and can
make all the characters after | think u little
while"
/ YOU think YOU could take down in short
hand the address uf deliberate taIker-ais
po~t"tiirr address, mean
oh. now YOU are guy ing the OF course |
-lnunt write shorthand very fast, but
would he willing t" learn"
What salary would you expect while
earning"
"Oh, would not demand Il large salary at
first. hut | would try, oh, ~ hard, TO learn
rapidly"
"Nou never tried other work did yOn, such
A. pIdS;erimg. pIloliug on a steamboat, tram
inspatchimg. lion tanning. surveying, butcher
lrg. pisru tuning. rugIli~m, searching tor the
north pole. singing bass in a minstrel com
palry. catching elephants for the trade, brak
nig on passenger train, acting as the fore
man Of a grand jury. hrrsking colts, dealing
'rn. grinding scissors, junrping of the
Brooklyn bridge. selling lightning rods, run
ming for sheriff, tending bar. rJbhIng trains,
numbering, chrop"dzing OF shormaking7
No. sir, couldn't 10 any OF those"
Then, If were you. would 90 home.
would abandon New York to its fate aud re-
turn T. my parents. There you might teach
school next winter. perhaps and do we'll
With yuuI kno~ledgr Of st"n"grapny you
misit successfully teach 1t. no doubt, but YOU
-olbl ilpl iI IL y tu>ii'tN~ Nit'
vas IN a hurry would hesitate about employ
ng you it he thought You would have To go
20 the l. htton OF your trun. for Your book
.very time You struck II hard word.
Happening 10 took down u the pier at that
Instant ! saw that my steamer was iInpa
IDENTIFY waiting Tor me. Hnd -, bidding my
Unknown friend aiIeu. after telling h"i 10 b'
careful not To breathe any OF the night AR,
sL.'n i 80 prevalent at 'oneN Island this
rear, | tOuc ed my nat, with a well bred air
hat would have fooled most any one, ami
Tas soon lost to sight.-Sew York World
The Two Tslmages,
Talmage Is deal Not the preach r. huI
the manager of the WahaSh railroad. Once
when the Rev. 7. Dewitt Talmage was on u
lerturing tour he missed his train III Toledo
He found ti.aT by taxing another train h-
could catch the train he wanted at a certain
junction II .h- first train could he got To wait
half an hour =" he telegraphei To the gen
eral manager uf the other road
Please hold train at Muggerville Junction
till express arrives. TALMAGE'
The reverend gentleman reached the juno
ton. ami lie found the train waiting for him
When the general manager Of that particular
road met Manager Iaimage he said: You
found that train all right at MuggerN Ill.
Junction.
w hat trainT-
"Why, the train You telegraphed NE t.
hold"
ii never sent any such message"
The manager showed him the dispatch
"Oh," said the Wabash man. as light broke
in on him, that must have been the Rev. De
Witt Talmage, Of New York"
Great Scott" cried the other in disgust
"and to think that held train for half au
hour for New York preacher Lake
Sharp i'll Detroit Free Press.